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A Hopeless Murder

Author : Daniel Carson
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781721037629
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (376 download)

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Download or read book A Hopeless Murder written by Daniel Carson and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-06-13 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A funny mystery full of bold women, a quirky and lovable town, and one seriously hopeless romance.It's been one helluva morning...And Hope hasn't even found the body. At least not yet.After a twelve year absence, investigative reporter Hope Walker is back home.In Hopeless, Idaho.And it's not going well. It seems the town and its citizens haven't changed much. Still weird. Still nosy. And a few of them?Downright hateful. And now Hope has a serious problem. Because one of the hateful is dead.And she's the number one suspect. Buy the first book in the Hope Walker Mysteries, A Hopeless Murder, today!The Hope Walker Mysteries- Book One - A Hopeless Murder - May 2018- Book Two - A Hopeless Heist - Coming late July 2018- Book Three - A Hopeless Discovery - Coming mid September 2018- Book Four - A Hopeless Game - Coming mid October 2018- Book Five - A Hopeless Christmas - Coming mid November 2018

A Hopeless Sheriff

Author : Daniel Carson
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (843 download)

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Download or read book A Hopeless Sheriff written by Daniel Carson and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-12-29 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A funny cozy mystery series full of bold women, a quirky and lovable town, and one seriously hopeless romance. A Hopeless Sheriff is Book 9 in the Series and the Fourth Book of Season Two of the Hope Walker Mysteries Investigative reporter Hope Walker doesn't have a problem. She's got lots of them. The mayor is out to get her. The hunky guy she likes just left town. The local bank's been robbed. And now the new sheriff is doing everything to get in her way. And that just might be the biggest problem of all. Because there's been another murder in Hopeless. And as usual, Hope's the only one who can solve this mystery. Buy the ninth book in the Hope Walker Mysteries, A Hopeless Sheriff, today! Five Star Praise For The Hope Walker Mysteries -"I really think this series and each book has the perfect mix of humor, mystery, real life, and suspense." -"I love this series. Carson has me guessing the whole time!" -"This book is every bit as good as the first! I can't get enough of Hope and the rest of the gang. An engaging plot, and laugh out loud humor make it difficult to put this book down." -"I absolutely enjoyed reading this cozy mystery. It had everything I look forward to in a mystery and once started I couldn't put it down." The Hope Walker Mysteries SEASON ONE - Book One: A Hopeless Murder - Book Two: A Hopeless Heist - Book Three: A Hopeless Discovery - Book Four: A Hopeless Game - Book Five: A Hopeless Christmas SEASON TWO - Book Six: A Hopeless Journey - Book Seven: A Hopeless Valentine - Book Eight: A Hopeless Queen - Book Nine: A Hopeless Sheriff - Book Ten: A Hopeless Storm

A Hopeless Queen

Author : Daniel Carson
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (459 download)

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Download or read book A Hopeless Queen written by Daniel Carson and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-04-28 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A funny cozy mystery series full of bold women, a quirky and lovable town, and one seriously hopeless romance.The Third Book of Season Two of the Hope Walker Mysteries!Some of the best chess players in the world have descended upon Hopeless for the prestigious Western States Chess Championship. But something has gone terribly wrong. And as usual, investigative reporter Hope Walker is trying to unravel the puzzle.There's just one problem.Chess masters are used to being the smartest people in the room.Can Hope solve this chess crime? Or has she finally found a puzzle she just can't solve?Order the eighth book in the Hope Walker Mysteries, A Hopeless Queen, today!Five Star Praise For The Hope Walker Mysteries"I really think this series and each book has the perfect mix of humor, mystery, real life, and suspense.""I love this series. Carson has me guessing the whole time!""This book is every bit as good as the first! I can't get enough of Hope and the rest of the gang. An engaging plot, and laugh out loud humor make it difficult to put this book down.""I absolutely enjoyed reading this cozy mystery. It had everything I look forward to in a mystery and once started I couldn't put it down."The Hope Walker MysteriesSEASON ONE: - Book One - A Hopeless Murder - May 2018- Book Two - A Hopeless Heist - September 2018- Book Three - A Hopeless Discovery - June 2019- Book Four - A Hopeless Game - October 2019- Book Five - A Hopeless Christmas - December 2019SEASON TWO: - Book Six - A Hopeless Journey - July 2020- Book Seven - A Hopeless Valentine - December 2020- Book Eight - A Hopeless Queen - April 2021- Book Nine - A Hopeless Sheriff (Fall 2021)- Book Ten - A Hopeless Storm (March 2022)

Chelsey

Author : Chelsey Shannon
Publisher : Health Communications, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0757314139
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (573 download)

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Download or read book Chelsey written by Chelsey Shannon and published by Health Communications, Inc.. This book was released on 2009-08-03 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chelsey was dealth the unthinkable. When Her Only Surviving Parent, her beloved father, was violently murdered days before her fourteenth birthday, Chelsey's life was forever changed. As she was forced to come to terms with a new home life, a new school . . . a new identity as an orphan, Chelsey struggled to make sense of her personal tragedy. Yet she found a way to flourish despite all the odds. "I thought of myself in a new light: a girl, newly fourteen, standing in her dead father's study, all in black, a single tear streaming down her cheek. I was alone. My family told me again and again I was not, but without him, I was. I was no longer anyone's child." Because Truth Is More Fascinating Than Fiction

Dealing in Murder

Author : Elaine Flinn
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061743127
Total Pages : 455 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (617 download)

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Download or read book Dealing in Murder written by Elaine Flinn and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elizabeth Porter was a top-of-the-lineManhattan antiques dealer until her ex-husband and his lover's flagrantly criminal scam left her reputation in tatters. Now, using a new name, Molly Doyle, she's starting over a continent away in a rundown antiques shop in cozy Carmel, California. Molly is determined to make the best of it. But the early antiques bird sometimes gets more than the worm, and one prompt arrival places her at a murder site with a corpse in her arms. After she turns up at a second seemingly unrelated death, the abrasive new police chief considers Molly the prime suspect. Now the only way to clear her name is for Molly to find her own path to a killer, which will leave her either exonerated ... or dead.

Hopeless Pocus (A Witch Cozy Paranormal Mystery #1)

Author : Ruby Rivers
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (237 download)

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Download or read book Hopeless Pocus (A Witch Cozy Paranormal Mystery #1) written by Ruby Rivers and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-06 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A failed crime investigator turned interior decorator. A strange new client who smells like rotting corpse. A creepy old house known as Murder Manor. What could go wrong? Failed crime investigator, turned interior decorator, Violet Vance, moves to a new town, where she gets a big surprise. Well... several of them. Okay, so things aren't going so well for Violet Vance, the one who'd just lost her dream job, and yeah, she has been called the worst investigator to ever live, but that's all about to change. Born into a family of witches, Violet is not one-the only mortal member of her magical family to be conceived in last one-hundred years. Yeah, that's right, no special powers, no magical abilities, not even any cool vampire fangs. Nothing. Or so she thinks. The move to Hex Falls changes all that-from the picturesque waterfall outside her new home that appears to be haunted, to the winds of change that suddenly rise. But the slime really hits the cauldron when her fingers begin to spark, and an overweight talking fox shows up claiming to be her familiar. Then a head rolls out onto the carpet of her first-ever decorating job, and Violet knows she's in trouble. But honestly, what's an ex-crime investigator turned interior decorator to do-just let a perfectly good murder lie there unsolved? . Hopeless Pocus (Hex Falls Cozy Mystery Series, Book 1 ) is a humorous full-length paranormal cozy mystery. Hex Falls Cozy Mysteries: Hopeless Pocus, Book 1 Bedknobs & BroomHilda Sticks, Book 2 Witchity, Glitchy, Boo, Book 3 Abracastabra, Book 4 In Charm's Way, Book 5 Witchity, Glitchity, Glamour, Book 6 Pre Order Today. For readers of Adele Abbott, Belinda White, Constance Barker, Amy Boyles and Annabel Chase.

Murder for Pleasure

Author : Howard Haycraft
Publisher : Dover Publications
ISBN 13 : 0486829308
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (868 download)

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Download or read book Murder for Pleasure written by Howard Haycraft and published by Dover Publications. This book was released on 2019-02-13 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Genuinely fascinating reading."—The New York Times Book Review "Diverting and patently authoritative."—The New Yorker "Grand and fascinating … a history, a compendium and a critical study all in one, and all first rate."—Rex Stout "A landmark … a brilliant study written with charm and authority."—Ellery Queen "This book is of permanent value. It should be on the shelf of every reader of detective stories."—Erle Stanley Gardner Author Howard Haycraft, an expert in detective fiction, traces the genre's development from the 1840s through the 1940s. Along the way, he charts the innovations of Edgar Allan Poe, Wilkie Collins, and Arthur Conan Doyle, as well as the modern influence of George Simenon, Josephine Tey, and others. Additional topics include a survey of the critical literature, a detective story quiz, and a Who's Who in Detection.

The Boyband Murder Mystery

Author : Ava Eldred
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0241449448
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (414 download)

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Download or read book The Boyband Murder Mystery written by Ava Eldred and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2021-05-27 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'I have long believed that loving a boyband brings with it a wealth of transferable skills, but I'd never imagined solving a murder would be one of them...' Harri and her best friends worship Half Light - an internationally famous boyband. When frontman Frankie is arrested on suspicion of murdering his oldest friend Evan, Harri feels like her world's about to fall apart. But quickly she realises that she - and all the other Half Light superfans out there - know and understand much more about these boys than any detective ever could. Now she's rallying a fangirl army to prove Frankie's innocence - and to show the world that you should never underestimate a teenage girl with a passion...

A Hopeless Game

Author : Daniel Carson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781705923221
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (232 download)

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Download or read book A Hopeless Game written by Daniel Carson and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A funny cozy mystery series full of bold women, a quirky and lovable town, and one seriously hopeless romance.The Hopeless Tigers just won the biggest football game in school history!But as often happens in the quirky yet snakebitten town of Hopeless, Idaho... there's a bit of a problem. A dead body has shown up. That's right. Another one. As usual, Investigative reporter Hope Walker is on the scene. But this time, the mystery is particularly thorny.Hope has to sort through various motives and suspects in her most confusing mystery yet. Plus, she has to figure out where she stands with the handsome sheriff in town. Especially now that a new suitor has thrown his hat into the ring.Will this be the crime to finally stump Hope?And will Hope ever figure out what she really wants out of life? Order the fourth book in the Hope Walker Mysteries, A Hopeless Game, today!Five Star Praise For The Hope Walker Mysteries"I really think this series and each book has the perfect mix of humor, mystery, real life, and suspense.""I love this series. Carson has me guessing the whole time!""This book is every bit as good as the first! I can't get enough of Hope and the rest of the gang. An engaging plot, and laugh out loud humor make it difficult to put this book down.""I absolutely enjoyed reading this cozy mystery. It had everything I look forward to in a mystery and once started I couldn't put it down."The Hope Walker Mysteries- Book One - A Hopeless Murder - May 2018- Book Two - A Hopeless Heist - September 2018- Book Three - A Hopeless Discovery - June 2019- Book Four - A Hopeless Game - Coming October 2019- Book Five - A Hopeless Christmas - Coming December 2019 - Book Six - A Hopeless Journey... Coming April 2019

The 20th Victim

Author : James Patterson
Publisher : Little, Brown
ISBN 13 : 031649495X
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (164 download)

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Download or read book The 20th Victim written by James Patterson and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2020-05-04 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sergeant Lindsay Boxer tackles an ambitious case that spans San Francisco, L.A., and Chicago in this pulse-pounding thriller of "smart characters" and "shocking twists" (Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times bestselling author). Three victims, three bullets, three cities. The shooters' aim is as fearsomely precise as their target selection. When Lindsay realizes that the fallen men and women excel in a lucrative, criminal activity, she leads the charge in the manhunt for the killers. As the casualty list expands, fear and fascination with this suspicious shooting gallery galvanizes the country. The victims were no angels, but are the shooters villains . . . or heroes?

Wild Irish Rose

Author : Rhys Bowen
Publisher : Minotaur Books
ISBN 13 : 1250808065
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (58 download)

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Download or read book Wild Irish Rose written by Rhys Bowen and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2022-03-01 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestselling author Rhys Bowen, now writing in partnership with her daughter, Clare Broyles, transports and enthralls readers through the incomparable Molly Murphy Sullivan. Wild Irish Rose is the next novel in this beloved mystery series, a cause for celebration for readers and critics alike. New York, 1907: Now that she’s no longer a private detective—at least not officially—Molly Murphy Sullivan is looking forward to a time of settled tranquility with friends and family. Back in New York, where her own story began, Molly decides to accompany some friends to Ellis Island to help distribute clothing to those in need. This journey quickly stirs up memories for Molly. When you’re far from home and see people from your country, every face looks like a family member. That evening Molly’s policeman husband, Daniel, is late returning home. He comes with a tale to tell: there was a murder on Ellis Island that day, and the main suspect is the spitting image of Molly. The circumstances are eerily similar to when Molly herself arrived on Ellis Island, and she can’t help but feel a sense of fate. Molly was meant to be there that day so that she can clear this woman’s name.

Real Murders

Author : Charlaine Harris
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101206543
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Real Murders written by Charlaine Harris and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-12-04 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though a small town at heart, Lawrenceton, Georgia, has its dark side-and crime buffs. One of whom is librarian Aurora "Roe" Teagarden, a member of the Real Murders Club, which meets once a month to analyze famous cases. It's a harmless pastime-until the night she finds a member killed in a manner that eerily resembles the crime the club was about to discuss. And as other brutal "copycat" killings follow, Roe will have to uncover the person behind the terrifying game, one that casts all the members of Real Murders, herself included, as prime suspects-or potential victims.

The Famous DAR Murder Mystery

Author : Graham Landrum
Publisher : St. Martin's Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 1429938862
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book The Famous DAR Murder Mystery written by Graham Landrum and published by St. Martin's Paperbacks. This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amateur Sleuthing meets Patriotic Pride in The Famous DAR Murder Mystery. The search for the grave of a Revolutionary War soldier takes a bizarre turn when four members of the Old Orchard Fort chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution stumble on a modern-day corpse. When the local sheriff is dismissive, attributing the death to a drunken brawl, Helen Delaporte takes it upon herself to get to the truth. Suspicions arise from the victim's surprisingly well-manicured hands and a mysterious map found at the crime scene, fueling the determination of our feisty group, including a spirited octogenarian Harriet Bushrow. Their newfound cause evolves into a full-fledged investigation, but their thrill of receiving coveted publicity turns sour when the investigation takes a deadly turn. Set against the backdrop of picturesque Borderville, straddling the Virginia-Tennessee line, this captivating novel seamlessly blends mystery, humor, and suspense, narrated through the alternating voices of our colorful characters.

A Hopeless Christmas

Author : Daniel Carson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781678791841
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (918 download)

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Download or read book A Hopeless Christmas written by Daniel Carson and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-22 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A funny cozy mystery series full of bold women, a quirky and lovable town, and one seriously hopeless romance.It's Christmas in Hopeless and the Christmas Cookie Tournament has made it's way to town.But Hope Walker, the local investigative reporter, learns there's something much bigger at stake than a top cookie prize. This cookie competition has turned serious. Deadly serious! Join Hope, Katie, Granny, and Alex as they sift through recipes and motives to find the killer. And along the way, find out if Hope is going to finally get her dream job.Or learn if sometimes, dreams can change.Order the fifth book in the Hope Walker Mysteries, A Hopeless Christmas, today!Five Star Praise For The Hope Walker Mysteries"I really think this series and each book has the perfect mix of humor, mystery, real life, and suspense.""I love this series. Carson has me guessing the whole time!""This book is every bit as good as the first! I can't get enough of Hope and the rest of the gang. An engaging plot, and laugh out loud humor make it difficult to put this book down.""I absolutely enjoyed reading this cozy mystery. It had everything I look forward to in a mystery and once started I couldn't put it down."The Hope Walker Mysteries- Book One - A Hopeless Murder - May 2018- Book Two - A Hopeless Heist - September 2018- Book Three - A Hopeless Discovery - June 2019- Book Four - A Hopeless Game - October 2019- Book Five - A Hopeless Christmas - December 2019

The Humbug Murders

Author : L. J. Oliver
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1476792399
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (767 download)

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Download or read book The Humbug Murders written by L. J. Oliver and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-10-27 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ebenezer Scrooge from Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol investigates a shocking murder—before he becomes the next victim—in this playful mystery in a new series from a New York Times bestselling author. Scrooge considers himself a rational man with a keen sense of deductive reasoning developed from years of business dealings. But that changes one night when he’s visited by the ghost of his former boss and friend, Fezziwig, who mysteriously warns him that three more will die, and ultimately Ebenezer himself—if he doesn’t get to the bottom of a vast conspiracy. When he wakes the next day, Scrooge discovers that not only is Fezziwig dead, but he’s under arrest as all evidence points toward himself: Scrooge’s calling card was found in the cold, dead hand of Fezziwig’s body, and someone scribbled “HUMBUG” in blood on the floor nearby. Now, Scrooge must race against the pocket watch to clear his name, protect his interests, and find out who killed his last true friend—before the “Humbug Killer” strikes again. Joining Scrooge in his adventures is a spunky sidekick named Adelaide, who matches his wits at every turn, plus the Artful Dodger, Fagin, Belle, Pickwick, and even Charles Dickens himself as a reporter dealing in the lurid details of London’s alleyway crimes. Full of action and wry humor, The Humbug Murders is a fun take on a classic character—Scrooge as you’ve never seen him before.

Summary Justice

Author : John Fairfax
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1408708744
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (87 download)

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Download or read book Summary Justice written by John Fairfax and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2017-03-02 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last time Tess de Vere saw William Benson she was a law student on work experience. He was a twenty-one year old, led from the dock of the Old Bailey to begin a life sentence for murder. He'd said he was innocent. She'd believed him. Sixteen years later Tess overhears a couple of hacks mocking a newcomer to the London Bar, a no-hoper with a murder conviction, running his own show from an old fishmonger's in Spitalfields. That night she walks back into Benson's life. The price of his rehabilitation - and access to the Bar - is an admission of guilt to the killing of Paul Harbeton, whose family have vowed revenge. He's an outcast. The government wants to shut him down and no solicitor will instruct him. But he's subsidised by a mystery benefactor and a desperate woman has turned to him for help: Sarah Collingstone, mother of a child with special needs, accused of slaying her wealthy lover. It's a hopeless case and the murder trial, Benson's first, starts in four days. The evidence is overwhelming but like Benson long ago, she swears she's innocent. Tess joins the defence team, determined to help Benson survive. But as Benson follows the twists and turns in the courtroom, Tess embarks upon a secret investigation of her own, determined to uncover the truth behind the death of Paul Harbeton on a lonely night in Soho. True to life, fast-paced and absolutely compelling, Summary Justice introduces a new series of courtroom dramas featuring two maverick lawyers driven to fight injustice at any cost.

The Word is Murder

Author : Anthony Horowitz
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 1443455490
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (434 download)

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Download or read book The Word is Murder written by Anthony Horowitz and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-06-05 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **A Guardian 'Best Thriller of the Year!'** The New York Times bestselling author of Magpie Murders and Moriarty brilliantly reinvents the classic crime novel once again with this clever and inventive mystery starring a fictional version of the author himself as the Watson to a modern-day Holmes, investigating a case involving buried secrets, murder, and a trail of bloody clues. A woman crosses a London street. It is just after 11am on a bright spring morning, and she is going into a funeral parlor to plan her own service. Six hours later the woman is dead, strangled with a crimson curtain cord in her own home. Enter disgraced police detective Daniel Hawthorne, a brilliant, eccentric man as quick with an insult as he is to crack a case. And Hawthorne has a partner, the celebrated novelist Anthony Horowitz, curious about the case and looking for new material. As brusque, impatient, and annoying as Hawthorne can be, Horowitz—a seasoned hand when it comes to crime stories—suspects the detective may be on to something, and is irresistibly drawn into the mystery. But as the case unfolds, Horowitz realizes he’s at the center of a story he can’t control . . . and that his brilliant partner may be hiding dark and mysterious secrets of his own. A masterful and tricky mystery which plays games at many levels, The Word Is Murder is Anthony Horowitz at his very best.